Category: Local News

Sugath Wasantha de Silva, a Member of Parliament from the National People’s Power (NPP), became the first physically challenged MP in Sri Lanka’s history to address Parliament.

A roundtable discussion titled “Improving Sri Lanka’s Economic Security Through Its Strategic Location in the Indian Ocean” was held on December 5, 2024, at the Ministry of Defence.

A 73-year-old woman was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen at Bogahawewa in Padaviya last night.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has urged all professionals to collaborate in advancing the country’s digitalization efforts.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has confirmed that it will submit its revised electricity tariff proposal to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today, December 6, 2024.

The fire that broke out this evening at the Steuart hotel on Chatham Street in Colombo Fort has been completely extinguished, according to the Colombo Fire Brigade.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka was informed by Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Professor Anil Jayantha, that the estimated expenditure for the first four months of 2025 is Rs. 2,600 billion.

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife, Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, were granted bail today (December 5) by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.

Renuka Perera, the Administrative Secretary of the Sri Lanka People’s Front, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The Vote on Account for the first four months of 2025, including government recurrent and capital expenditure, public debt servicing and debt restructuring expenses, was presented to the Sri Lankan Parliament today (December 5, 2024).

Consumers and vendors report a severe shortage of all types of rice in Sri Lanka, including the widely consumed Nadu and Kekulu varieties.

The World Bank has expressed its commitment to supporting the Government of Sri Lanka’s “Clean Sri Lanka” programme

The Excise Department of Sri Lanka has announced that the liquor manufacturing license of W.M. Mendis & Company Limited will be suspended starting tomorrow, December 5, 2024, due to the company’s failure to pay Rs. 5.7 billion in excise taxes and surcharges.

The resolution on the Statement of Government Policy, presented by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21, 2024, was passed unanimously today (December 4) without a vote.

As a solution to the ongoing coconut price crisis in Sri Lanka, measures will be taken to sell coconuts at Rs. 130 each through Sathosa within the next two weeks

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, stated today (December 4) in a special statement in Parliament that 244 commemoration events were held in the North and only about ten of them displayed certain symbols.